and we're back

crossing the bridge by the Goss' house

as all of you already know, stu and i got to take a trip to sun valley, idaho for spring break.  last year stu and i went to palm desert for spring break so this year we decided to do the opposite and go somewhere cold and snowy.  it was really nice because stu's parents have a house there so we didnt have to worry about a hotel or anything like that and actually stu's dad was in town skiing so we got to hang out and go to dinner and stuff.  

the trip there was pretty rough.  the morning started out with boarding the ferrets at our vet and finally getting on the road at 8:30.  a little later than we planned but what can you do.  the car drive was long and tiring.  we made it to sun valley 8:30 pm (or 7:30 oregon time).

it was really cool because sun valley can be a really expensive place if you need a place to stay, eat out at the expensive restaurants, and ski but there are a ton of other things that you can do while you are there that are a little more low key.  ive only been skiing once before in my life and im not that good at it so we opted out of that activity.  basically we spent the whole time hiking, shopping, visiting the resort, reading, and basically just relaxing and having a good time.  it was really cool to have a nice vacation in which we didnt have any plans or expectations and could pretty much do whatever we wanted. 

i didnt want to write too long of an entry because i know that it would be/probably still is pretty boring so im just going to list off some things that stuck out in my mind:

>pilot butte french fries for lunch on the way there

>not actually getting a ticket from that police officer who pulled me over for speeding!  it was the first time ive ever been pulled over and i was pretty sad.

>fudge spuds from the candy store

>finding a random house with the word "lubrication" on the side.  nothing else.

>meeting the neighbors dog niko

>hot tubbing

>henry, the fox i named, who kept coming back and visiting us in the back yard

>hiking on the skate skiing track, thinking that it was odd that there were no other foot prints, and later finding out that we werent supposed to be walking on it

>driving aimlessly, looking at the million dollar houses and picking the ones we'd "take"

>hunting for ernest hemingway's house and then getting sidetracked by walking a few more miles to the ski lodge.

>stu's dad telling the waitress that they had to be able to find us a table upstairs at the sawtooth restaurant because they could "shot a cannon" through it, there were so few people.  we hadnt made a reservation.  they gave us an upstairs table.

>stopping in pendleton oregon on the way home.  becoming afraid of the people out on easter morning and leaving.  and not stopping to go to the bathroom for the rest of the trip.

>celebrating easter monday with stu's family!  

i've been meaning to take a picture of this sign for years.  apparently its a sleazy bar.  i was still pretty excited!

anyway, it was a pretty awesome vacation but i cant justify it and our pictures are pretty boring.  if you want to see more of the pictures, you can check out the vacation pictures in my picture links.